Chapter 36 Oden's Naivety and Wanokuni's Desperation: The Tragic Consequences of Trusting Pirates

When everyone saw the question, they were all nervous.

Even though they didn't have to answer right away, knowing the question ahead of time would give them a better chance of answering correctly.

Not everyone is as quick-witted as Sengoku, so having some time to think would be helpful.

Gao Yang probably already had the answer in his mind.

He thought that the nature of resources is a plunder.

If Kaido didn't usurp the country, he wouldn't have plundered it.

Why would Wanokuni's resources have anything to do with him?

Gao Yang's mind even flashed back to a scene from his previous life.

There was a place where valuable gas or oil was discovered.

Soon after, a country claimed ownership of the land.

Even if it was the correct answer, the country still took control of the resources.

Gao Yang don't need to answer the question because they will only get direct rewards.

If others get it, he will get double the rewards.

Everyone was thinking about the answer, but they didn't say it out loud.

They didn't want others to know their answer.

Kaido hasn't completely occupied Wanokuni yet.

He needs to get rid of Kozuki Oden and his family, who are the true masters of Wanokuni.

Otherwise, the riots will continue.

There are too many people who support the Kozuki family.

They will sabotage Kurozumi Orochi's rule and make it difficult for him to develop Wanokuni steadily.

....

The sky screen video continued to play. It showed that the year Roger became One Piece was 1497.

Roger Pirates disbanded secretly, and Roger surrendered. He would be executed the following year.

Kozuki Oden returned to Wanokuni.

After three years of development, Kaido had harvested a large amount of seastone and hematite.

Many ships had been filled with these resources, and some had even been shipped out in recent years.

When Oden returned to Wanokuni and learned what had happened, he was furious.

He wanted to kill Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido immediately.

Kaido, who had tasted the sweetness of power, wanted to continue to occupy Wanokuni.

A large number of people from Wanokuni were taken as hostages to threaten Oden.

They demanded that as long as Oden danced naked once a week, they would release 100 hostages.

Furthermore, they planned to leave the country with the Beasts Pirates in five years after completing their ship.

Despite the outrageous demands, Kozuki Oden surprisingly agreed to the conditions.

He began dancing naked every week, and Kurozumi Orochi always seemed happy about it.

People who didn't know the truth thought Oden was crazy, and many in Wanokuni eagerly waited for his return.

However, what they didn't anticipate was the disappointment and despair that followed.

[Golden Lion: Oden, have you been kicked by the Sea Kings, you bastard? You actually believed the promise of a pirate?!]

[Big Mom: It's more accurate to say he's naive or foolish. Kaido is clearly attracted to Wanokuni's abundant resources. He wouldn't abandon Wanokuni just to see you humiliate yourself!]

[Ochoku: This is clearly an attempt to diminish Kozuki Oden's influence in Wanokuni!]

[Rocks: Kaido, I didn't think you'd stoop to this level. You're usually such a straight-shooter. Guess life has changed you.]

[Kaido: Whatever. Wanokuni is our ticket to the big leagues. I don't like some of the things we have to do, but it's worth it if it means we get ahead.]

[Kid: That's a stupid move. Anyone can see that Kaido is just using him as a stepping stone]

[Denjiro: Shut up! You don't understand how great Oden is. If he doesn't do this, what will happen to the hostages?

[Kid: This is a dead end. There's no way out.]

[Denjiro: You're reckless! How many people have to die for this?]

[Kid: If we fight directly, we might win. The sacrifice would be worth it. But this way, the sacrifice is in vain. It's stupid!]

[Law: I don't know how strong Oden is, but Kaido is afraid of him. That means Oden has the power to fight. Right now, it's a battle of wills. If Oden had been more stubborn from the start, Orochi would never have dared to push him to a corner. Orochi would have used the hostages to protect himself, and he wouldn't have really killed them all. The end result would have been Orochi handing over the hostages and letting them leave Wanokuni.]

[Kuruzumi Orochi: That's right! We planned to leave Wanokuni if Oden fought us to the death. We had already plundered enough resources, so we didn't need to stay.]

[Moria: People who trust pirates are hopeless!]

[Hawkeye: Some pirates are trustworthy, but Wanokuni is so rich in resources. Who could be trusted not to take advantage of that?]

After all, Oden has been on two very trustworthy pirates!

Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates!

[Apoo: I can't believe this guy is a member of the Roger Pirate]

Kozuki Oden, who died, looked up at the sky.

He never thought that he would be scolded like this after he died.

He understood these things later, but it was too late.

The people who followed him were all gone, except for the Nine Red Scabbards.

Before he died, he did reflect on himself, but maybe it wasn't enough.

Even in the afterlife, he could still learn about the information of the living world.

This made him reflect on himself again.

Why did he believe their words in the first place?

.....

The video showed what happened next, and it was enough to prove Oden wrong.

He was too naive to be fooled.

He danced naked for five full years.

Later, Oden, who found out that he had been deceived, took the Nine Red Scabbards to kill Kaido.

They fought Kaido head-on and severely damaged him.

But at the critical moment of the final fight, Kurozumi Higurashi took the form of Momonosuke.

This affected Oden's mentality and made him distracted.

As a result, he was defeated by Kaido.

In the end, Oden was arrested and sentenced to boil.

Although he knew the truth at this time, it didn't change the overall situation.

Oden survived the one-hour cooking punishment, but he threw the Nine Red Scabbards out at the last moment.

He was the only one who died.

.....

[Hawkeye: I didn't expect Kozuki Oden to be so powerful. Roger's crew is also very powerful. If they start a war with the Beasts Pirates, the Beasts Pirates will definitely lose.]

[Aokiji: Except for the stupid things he did, Oden was a very good person. It's a pity that he died.]

[Whitebeard: Oden...]

[Roger: Kaido, I should have beaten you to death in the God Valley!]

[Rayleigh: I didn't expect you to die like this, Kaido. I remember you!]

Once Oden dies, Wanokuni will be completely under Kaido's control.

This will be a time of desperation and chaos, as the people of Wanokuni try to survive under Kaido's rule.